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Çaglayankaya

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Çağlayankaya
Type:
Flat Settlement
Altitude:
1470 m
Region:
Black Sea
Province:
Ordu
District:
Mesudiye
Village:
Üçyol
Investigation Method:
Survey
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It is located at Çaglayan Mevkii, 5 km west of the Üçyol Village, west-northwest of Mesudiye, southwest of the provincial center of Ordu. It was discovered by M. Özsait. Although it was first claimed that it resembles a tumulus, presence of sherds with brown and light red slipped ware bearing the characteristics of the Early Chalcolithic Age was identified on the surface. Also found are sherds and grindstones from the Early Bronze Age and Iron Age [Özsait 1993:361].
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